The culmination of horse racing’s Triple Crown will have a unique feel once again in 2025, as the 157th Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is set to run at Saratoga Race Course on June 7.
After a relatively quiet week in North American racing, Memorial Day 2025 delivered a flurry of high-stakes action that created some changes on the Equibase leaderboard tabulating earnings for horses, jockeys, and trainers. From coast to coast, major tracks hosted key races that drew top talent and big performances.
Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
U.S. Thoroughbred racing is dominated by the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes – and the 13 racehorses to sweep that trio of races etched their names in the horse racing’s history books as the series elevated them to legendary status.
The $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets returns to idyllic Saratoga Race Course for the second straight year while Belmont Park undergoes a massive renovation.
